Raccoon Venom

Here's again with Raccoon Venom, two crazy and fun guys making a beautiful music.
Hi had the great opportunity to talk with them. This is the summary of our fun chat:

Me: Thanks for accept talk a bit with me. Would you like introduce yourself?

Raccoon Venom: RV started in Southern Oregon, but has changed lineup and gotten wayyyy better since moving to the Portland area. Mason (guitar) and Reid (mandolin) hang out all the time making beer and playing croquet and drinking A LOT of whisky and IPA… and of course playing music. We also both work at Chevron, which is dope.


Me: Think you are from portland. So your scene?

RV: We don’t know shit about the Portland scene. We both grew up listening to other Portland punk bands such as Hammered Grunts, Rum Rebellion, and Skatter Bomb, but haven’t gotten to play much with folk punk bands like Felicia and the Dinosaur or Dirty Kid Discount, but are hoping to get more connected the more we meet folks.


Me: Really want to know about your future releases and shows!

RV: We have a bunch of new songs ready for a new album to be released in the next few months which will be called “We Have Fun”, so stay tuned in for that. We also have at least one show coming up soon in Eugene. It will be on June 14th at the Campbell Club House on Alder Street. We are also in the process of booking a show at Sky High Brewing this Spring in Corvallis. Otherwise we are always looking for shows to play. Please let us know if you know any shows or bands we could/should perform at/with.


Me: So do you play in streets? Really really cool!

RV: Our favorite venue is Shed 87, which is the name we gave to the shed in Mason’s backyard on 87th Pl. in Tualatin. We try to get into Portland pretty often to busk around wherever, but we usually end up too drunk and stoned to make anything worth listening to. That being said, we always have fun wherever we play. Lately, we played a couple shows in Portland and Eugene and would love to visit our new friends again soon.


Me: So you're anarcho-punk. What is your life's view?

RV: Uhhhh….Anarchy, I guess. Life is just meant to be fun. If you wanna play music and get drunk in a shed than that’s what you should do. If you wanna get sober and play ping pong than that’s cool too. If you wanna work in an office, more power to ya, just don’t try and recruit us anytime soon. That’s how we should all behave. Do what makes you happy and seems fun and worthwhile, and don’t fuck with other people’s shit. ANARCHYYYY!!! Brrrrraaaappp!

Thanks for your time. See you soon here!

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